A standard and pure pale ale that hits all the halmarks of the style, with a balance and boldness that's uniquely American pale ale.

Pouring a medium copper color, the beer carries a modest haze from the late addition hops. A firm white head forms with consistent froath, retains well, and laces equally.

Caramel and frutiy aromas rise from the glass with a reinforced scent of caramelized sugars, citrusy oranges and with a hint of floral and perfume character. The nose sides slightly on the malty side but not without a good showing of hoppy grapefruit and fresh cut grass.

Flavors also slightly favor the malts. Light caramel and toffee play on the tongue while the hops build from a soft candied grapefruit and orange taste and toward a slightly resiny, piney, grassy bitter taste in finish. With no frills in taste, the beer is pure, simple, and comfortable.

With early caramel sweetness, the beer seems more like an American amber ale, but the sweetness is soon engulfed by the hops and the beer turns decidedly toward an American pale ale with the increased bitternss, dryness, and citrusy bite. Still, the sweetness prevents the beer from complete dryness and drinkability.

Where caramel richness is exhibited, I'd prefer more depth in malt richess but without the caramel malts as great. This is a great choice for those who like Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale but think it's too spicy or bitter.

Bottle courtesy of Unclemattie: Poured a hazy amber color ale with a small head with minimal retention and no lacing. Aroma of light caramel malt is somewhat weak. Taste is dominated by some light caramel malt with no discernable hops presence. Full body with some medium to low carbonation. I guess this one is OK but nothing truly extraordinary.

Another Palmetto brew from "Garagekegger",this one poured a clear copper with a nice one finger head that settles pretty quickly,aroma was dominated by sweet caramel malt also I picked up just a little biscuit dough but it was faint.Most definently a malt dominated pale ale,caramle is dominant upfront with a small dose of pine in the finish.A session-style ale in my opinion a little unbalanced but pretty darn good.

Rustic orange that is full-to-bursting with fine yeasties. The firm, tacky, manila colored head looks as rustic as the beer on which it sits. I much prefer 'dirty', unfiltered beer with unkempt heads and glasses that are messy with lace (like this one). No need to hold out that pinky. Grab the glass with authority and let's get down to business.

The aroma needs to be hoppier. I consider 'balance' to be a dirty word when it comes to APAs. If the nose is any indication, Palmetto Pale Ale's flavor is going to be more or less proportional in terms of malt and hops. I also like my pale ales more pale malty than caramel malty (this one favors the latter) because I don't want any competing aromas or flavors coming between my taste buds and the hops.

The nose was a harbinger of the flavor. Caramel malt comes through the loudest and hop flavor, although not smothered completely, gets lost in the din. I said flavor, not bitterness, because the malt contributes much more flavor than sweetness and the hops contribute much more bitterness than flavor. It's an odd combination: a bitter, caramel-flavored APA. Since I prefer 'em hoppy and bitter-sweet, I'm less than enthralled.

Keeping style in mind, the mouthfeel qualifies as medium. There's no sense of roundness or creaminess though. The increasingly bitter back end results in a bone dry finish that calls to mind words like 'arid' and 'desiccated'. If you session this one, have a pitcher of water handy.

Palmetto Brewing Company is hit or miss for me. Porter and Amber are hits and Lager and this Pale Ale are near misses. I'd still like to see them try a few more styles; four seems like too narrow of a focus. Thanks to WOLFGANG for the last of the (current) Palmetto brews from the Palmetto State.

Poured a clear amber with a big white head that laced up nicely. Smell was deep citrus hops with a bit of a malty sweetness underneath. The taste followed suit, bit of a caramel back to it. This was a very balance pale ale to say the least. Extremely complex and very very good. This is highly drinkable and I could see myself having this stocked in the fridge constantly, in fact, its local so I will be!!

This one is a bit one dimensional, but still decent. There is a fair bit of spicy hop tone on it that carries somewhat of a burn with it. Citrus tones seem hijacked by all of the previously mentioned. Like I said, decent. If toned down and matured up, might be nicer. Cask conditioning might do it some good too.

Palmetto is a malty yet slightly bitter pale. It is copper in color with foam off-white head that is lacing. The smell is weak....hints of citrus. The taste is pushed by a malty start with a bitter (grapefruit) finish. The body is medium to light with good carbonation. Overall it is ok....

Tasted in a Teku glass from a 12 oz bottle on August 12, 2015. ABV is 6.2% not 5.2% as listed above. Look is amber, with a thin head and thin but lingering lacing. Smell is light pine resin, citrus fruit, tropical fruit notes and bread. Taste is bitter citrus hop and caramel malt. Feel is medium in body and dry in finish.

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Pours a golden amber color with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet toasted malt and a touch of caramel and citrusy hops. The taste is similar to the aroma with some malt and citrusy hops in the long biter finish. Overall, this is a pretty solid pale ale. It certainly is not my favorite pale ale out there but it is a pretty solid offering that is recommended.

Hazy with a dark golden-copper color and a full light tan head. Light hop aroma and malt aromas present. More malty flavor than hoppy. Medium bodied with a spicy cinnamon-like (?) finish. A balanced beer with no characteristics standing out in either direction.

This is a great beer that I had when vacationing just outside of Charleston. The aroma is of a typical grassy, citrus, and piney hops. Lots of malt in the nose as well. The taste is well balanced with citrus hops up front and lots of caramel and candy like malt. This reminds me a little of some English Pale Ales that I have had with a good creamy mouthfeel that is well carbonated. A great session beer as well. I drank a lot of this on the beach.

Although this is a better, more drinkable beer than the Palmetto Amber, I didnt find it nearly as well-made as the Porter. I sampled this one several times on a recent trip to SC. Its one of the local beers, that seems to be everywhere in Charleston.
The aroma is both malty and hoppy: a nice mix, although its I would have expected more hops. The smell is both floral (flowery) and sweet. Color is a dark, cloudy straw-like gold. The head is white, sits relatively high, and is sticky.
Taste is solid and clean. Its a bit grainy and chewy. Theres a foretaste sweetness that can be distracting, and a cracker-like doughiness that runs throughout the beer. Finish is appropriately bitter. The hops are muted, but present through the entire beer. Its not spectacular, and doesnt particularly stand out. Still, its very drinkable and worth having.

Color is a golden coppery yellow with a super even head of off-white and tight foam about a finger high and some of the tinyest spots of lace I've ever seen. Smells a bit musty with some citrusy orange coming through and breadish notes of pretzel, nice and medium soft on the nose. Taste is smooth of nice, somewhat chewy and sticky malt with a light balance of hop, quite mellow and very easy, the best part is the slight tang and drying quality near the end thats very subtle and pleasing. Good medium body and a very mild and light chewyness, very soft and pleasant for a pale. This is a pretty decent American Pale and possibly worth checking out, session beer for sure, damn easy drinkin' here.
Thanks to Kipp for the trade

Bottle. Magic Mushroom on King St. Orangey gold amber with a nice fluffy head of white foam. Aromas of nice American hops and biscuity malty goodness. Taste is a bit hoppy with a nice biscuity toasty malt profile. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, and drinkability is good. solid for sure, and good in the SC summer heat when teamed up with a nice slice.

This beer poured from the bottle with a very thin foamy head that stayed for a short while. The color was orange/amber that was also slightly hazy but certainly not cloudy.

There was no visible carbonation and a scant amount of lacing remained in the glass.

Aroma has very subtle spicy notes and also caramel notes.

There is a real nice balance to the flavor which begins with a rush of roasted malt flavor balanced by nice hop bitterness. Then you move to a spicy, peppery moment and some slight sweetness. Finally, there is a nice hop finish that lingers for a few moments, but doesn't take over.

I would say this is medium in mouth feel and you detect a slight amount of carbonation as you drink.

Nicely drinkable.

I nice little beer that I do enjoy when vacationing in South Carolina.